Atlas of Emotion Stream is a black and white cinematographic installation by Roberto Paci Dalò presented at the PAN | Palazzo delle Arti in Naples on the occasion of the project Il sabato delle idee / Lo spazio urbanistico. The installation is freely inspired by the cult book by Giuliana Bruno Atlas of Emotion (Italian version: Atlante delle emozioni). The work is dedicated to the city of Naples and in particular to one of the most dynamic and popular places: the Bar. So present in everyday life that it often goes unnoticed, the Bar is the “volcanic” space through which to access the bowels of the city, following an “emotional itinerary” to be discovered.
Roberto Paci Dalò tells of a singular emotional journey in the Neapolitan city that begins in a place as usual as it is symbolic: the Bar. This is where the quick stays of those who have an espresso coffee coexist, and the equally quick, but repeated stays of those who go there several times during the day. The esoteric steams of the coffee machines, the sound of the cups resting on the saucer, the soft voices of the customers, the continuous overlapping of acoustic flows, make the Bar an “alchemic” place, through which you can access the mysterious and surreal subsoil of Napoli Sotterranea. Atlas of Emotion Stream is also a film and a performance by the artist in live electronics.